SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

JNK tracks a market-weighted index of highly liquid, high-yield, US dollar-denominated corporate bonds.

Blackstone Group

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF 

InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF

Vornado Realty Trust

During this Fed tightening cycle, preferred stocks have declined significantly below par value which is normally $25. Buying preferred stocks at below par can represent an excellent total return opportunity as the current dividend yield is high relative to treasuries and other bonds. Also, there's the potential for price appreciation if the securities return to par.

Debunking The Mystery Behind REIT Preferreds

The article evaluates the SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF as an investment option at its current market price. The fund's primary aim is to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Very Liquid Index. I have previously expressed caution about, which proved to be justified, but I see a bigger investment climate now.

JNK: High Yield ETFs Offer Investors A Contrarian Play (Rating Upgrade)

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

A recent Fed study indicates that 37% of US non-financial firms are currently close to default, a level higher than most previous tightening periods since the 1970s. The study suggests that the current monetary policy tightening will likely cause a recession much deeper and longer than any other recession since the 1970s.

The Fed Finds That 37% Of U.S. Firms Are Close To Default

VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF

GS ETF Trust Shs Access High Yield Corp Bond Fund

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

WisdomTree US High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

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High Yield ETFs Worth Exploring With VettaFi

PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

Bill Gross is one of the great characters in the investment world: flamboyant, bold—and generally disliked by those who worked for him.

These Superstar 10% Dividends Sport A Rare ‘Hidden' Discount

SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF offers exposure to non-investment grade corporate bonds. The junk bond spread over treasury bonds is currently too low to justify the risk. I rate JNK a Sell, as the coming recession will likely cause more defaults.

JNK: Time To Dump Your Junk

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

Simplify Enhanced Income ETF

Invesco AAA CLO Floating Rate Note ETF

 SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF

Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF

BondBloxx BB-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

BondBloxx CCC-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers' room takes opposite sides for a debate on controversial stocks, strategies, or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play either angle. For this edition of Bull vs.

Bull vs. Bear: Are High Yield ETFs Worth the Higher Risk?

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Exchange-traded funds that invest in Treasury bonds fell Tuesday after the May inflation report, as the market anticipated the Federal Reserve may continue hiking interest rates after a June pause.

Treasury-bond ETFs fall after inflation report as investors brace for Fed decision

SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

VanEck J.P Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

WisdomTree Continuous Commodity Index Fund

VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF 

Invesco International Corporate Bond ETF

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF

Nearly all major asset classes experienced gains in the week through June 2, except for commodities, which saw a fractional decline. Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund rose 3.4% last week, marking its first weekly increase in over a month.

U.S. REITs Led Last Week's Broad-Based Rallies In Global Markets

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

Nuveen Preferred & Income Term Fund

Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund

Cohen & Steers Ltd. Duration Preferred & Income Fund, Inc.

VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF

Bank securities and preferred CEFs have been some of the livelier parts of the income market in the last few months. In some of the hysteria, however, it's easy to lose sight of the facts and misinterpret the relationship between regional banks and preferred CEFs.

The Seven Deadly Sins Of Regional Banks And Preferred CEF Investing

SPDR Gold Trust

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF

During Refinitiv Lipper's fund flows week that ended May 10, 2023, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets for the third straight week, adding a net of $13.4 billion. Exchange-traded equity funds recorded $2.6 billion in weekly net inflows, marking the fourth weekly intake in five.

U.S. Weekly Fund Flows Insight Report: Regional Banking Worries Lead To Sector Financial/Banking Funds Logging Largest Weekly Outflow Of 2023

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Flexshares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund

Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Political wrestling over the extension of the debt ceiling is scaring investors. But many found a place to hide out with the best ETFs.

Investors Found Ways To Protect Money From Possible U.S. Default

The longer the debt-ceiling debate goes unresolved, the more pressure that risks building in credit markets.

How debt-ceiling worries could play out in risky corporate bond market, according to CreditSights

JPMorgan Chase & Co

“I'm really turning more bearish,” Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine, told CNBC on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve raised rates by another 25 basis points to the highest level since 2007.

‘Deposits are going to keep drifting out,' says DoubleLine's Gundlach, warning of echoes of S&L crisis at banks

Invesco QQQ

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

During Refinitiv Lipper's fund-flows week that ended April 26, 2023, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the eighth week in nine, adding a net of $46.1 billion. Our fund-flows week kicked off on Thursday, April 20, with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reporting that existing home sales fell 2.4% in March and are down 22% from one year ago.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: International Equity Funds Record Second-Largest Weekly Outflow Of Year

U.S. REITs Rebound, But Bearish Trend Still Weighs On Sector.

U.S. REITs Rebound, But Bearish Trend Still Weighs On Sector

iShares California Muni Bond ETF

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Money Market Funds Witness Their Third Largest Weekly Net Redemption On Record For The Fund-Flows Week.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Money Market Funds Witness Their Third Largest Weekly Net Redemption On Record For The Fund-Flows Week

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Class A

In this week's asset class flows, equity ETFs added $10 billion in just one week overall, more than doubling up on bond ETFs at about $4 billion. That said, equity ETF inflows could largely be credited once again to the sheer size of the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (SPY) which added more than $5.

Bond ETF Flows Strong, Volatility ETFs Hit $3 Billion

Corporate Balance Sheets Strong, Lending Standards Tighten, JNK Risks Balanced

J.P. Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

Overall, ETFs pulled in $19.1 billion in capital for the week (ending Apr 14).

5 ETFs Sizzle Last Week Amid Volatility

iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

SCHI has become one of the largest intermediate-term corporate bond ETFs in a year in which investors have largely shunned such funds.

Corporate Bond ETF Bucks Outflow Trend

Alerian MLP ETF

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

iShares Gold Trust

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF

WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

Leading into “Fed Day” on Wednesday, some market observers had suggested the Federal Reserve wouldn't raise interest rates, in order to avoid adding even more volatility to markets following the bank crisis drama. The Fed raised them anyway.

VettaFi Voices On: Where the Fed Goes Next on Rate Hikes

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Junk bond ETFs may fall into trouble due to the ongoing banking crisis.

Junk Bond ETFs Appear in Trouble Due to Banking Crisis

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Municipal Bond ETF

Investors were net purchasers of fund assets for the third week in a row, injecting a net $88.4 billion for the Refinitiv Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, March 15. Equity ETFs experienced net outflows for the third week in four, handing back a little less than $11.9 billion for the most recent fund flows week - their largest weekly net outflows since December 21, 2022.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: In A Flight To Safety Or Possibly A Move To Disintermediation, Money Market Funds Attract Fifth Largest Draw Of Net New Money

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF

The two-year Treasury yield closed above the 5% mark for the first time since June 18, 2007, on Tuesday. For the fund flows week, conventional taxable bond funds witnessed $1.0 billion in net redemptions, while their ETF counterparts attracted $4.9 billion.

ETF And Conventional Fund Investors Became More Risk Averse During The Fund Flows Week

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